The World According to Cachia

It is beleived that the Goverments new Award system - being implemented from 1 July 2010, comes with unfair cost and complexity to business.

Although the Award Modernisation process was to streamline the many federal and state Awards, into just 122 [occupational or industry] Awards, opinion suggests the new system will both increase and decrease wages.

Further issues causing concern relate to employers having to reach agreement with each employee regarding [any] changes to rates of pay; this of course will become a challenge particularly considering the logistics of such a communication strategy.

These transitional arrangements have their opponenets and as such further clarification and/or information should be sought to assist employers understand their obligations as well as their next steps.